Sriraman Ramachandran
ABSTRACT
Guzman, Stanton and associates have recently reported that information systems (IS) professionals do share a common culture that transcends organizational boundaries. We are embarking on a long-term research project to gain further understanding of the concept of IS occupational culture, and its effects. In the current study, we report on a partial replication of the Guzman et al study. The results of our analysis of interviews with 10 IS professionals and 11 management professionals confirm their findings on some issues and expand on their insights of the belief systems of IS professionals on other issues.
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- An effort towards identifying occupational culture among information systems professionals
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